Actors, We’re The Solution, Not The Problem

Back in the day, LEGO was my jam. And to be honest, I still find it an oddly meditative and therapeutic endeavor. This isn’t said to underscore my already apparent nerd status but to touch upon a scenario many fellow LEGO enthusiasts will be familiar with.

We’ve just purchased a new set and are fiercely powering through piecing it together. Perhaps with the instructions, but perhaps we scoff at such things and only ever go rogue. Regardless, sooner or later, we reach the stage where only one block remains. And we can’t find it. It isn’t in the box, the plastic packet, on the table, under the couch, or inside our dog’s mouth. It’s an excruciating predicament. It’s a big problem.

We turn the house inside out looking for that sought-after yellow stud, and when we do (hopefully) find it in some obscure location, the elation is palpable. We have the last piece of the puzzle. The solution.

As actors, we’re that stud. It’s not a parallel we’re likely to draw, but we are that final, highly valuable building block all productions need. The solution. But then, why do we often feel like the “problem,” not the solution?